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libtodeath

(2,892 posts) Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:23 AM Feb 2018

Billy Graham was the beginning of the immoral majority that is the repuke party

His legacy is racism and fascism not love and tolerance.

Good riddance.

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Billy Graham was the beginning of the immoral majority that is the repuke party (Original Post) libtodeath Feb 2018 OP

Yup. Graham begat Ralph Reed who begat Jerry Falwell and we know where it goes from there. Initech Feb 2018 #1

Tied directly to raygun. libtodeath Feb 2018 #3

He also begat Franklin Graham. MineralMan Feb 2018 #2

He and Nixon were best buds. 'nuff said. Greybnk48 Feb 2018 #4

Yep. dalton99a Feb 2018 #6

They are carving out his place in hell as we speak. WhiteTara Feb 2018 #5

Initech

(108,782 posts)

1. Yup. Graham begat Ralph Reed who begat Jerry Falwell and we know where it goes from there.

Reply to libtodeath (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:29 AM

Feb 2018

libtodeath

(2,892 posts)

3. Tied directly to raygun.

Reply to Initech (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:32 AM

Feb 2018

MineralMan

(151,268 posts)

2. He also begat Franklin Graham.

Reply to libtodeath (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:32 AM

Feb 2018

Billy Graham was a preacher of his time. His son has modified the preaching to suit what he things our time is. It's an ugly progression, indeed.

Greybnk48

(10,724 posts)

4. He and Nixon were best buds. 'nuff said.

Reply to libtodeath (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:32 AM

Feb 2018

Billy Graham started the era of "Republican Jesus," everything that connotes.

dalton99a

(94,115 posts)

6. Yep.

Reply to Greybnk48 (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:36 AM

Feb 2018

WhiteTara

(31,260 posts)

5. They are carving out his place in hell as we speak.

Reply to libtodeath (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 10:35 AM

Feb 2018

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